On Thursday 13 July 2006 19:52, nick wrote: > Paul Johnson wrote: > > <snip> > > > Sounds unilateral to me. Besides, like I said, what good does it do? > > None. What harm does it do? 3000 traffic fatalities in the first 7 days > > following every time change caused by jet-lag-like fatigue. If you liked > > 9/11, you'll love DST. > > DST ranks in the top ten of my (very long) list of pet peeves. A few > reasons I hate it: > > - I don't have an alarm clock. I've been waking up without an alarm for > more than twenty years. Twice a year my sleep cycle is hosed until I > readjust. > > - My commute is due east in the morning and due west in the evening. At > certain times of the year, the sun is shining directly in my eyes making > it difficult to see the road and surrounding traffic. Thanks to DST, > this happens four times a year instead of twice. You should see what it does to the Sunset Expressway (US-26 from Portland to Roy, Oregon) at sunset. This time of year, the sun sets what seems like right off the end of the expressway... -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): baloo@ursine.ca Jabber: Because it's time to move forward http://ursine.ca/Ursine:Jabber
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